Race, Multiculture and Social Policy

ISBN-13: 9780333749722 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 240 str.

Alice Bloch

Opis

Exploring the relationship between race, multiculture and social policy, this text unpacks theoretical and political debates about social exclusion, social justice and policy intervention. From health to housing, employment to education, the text provides comprehensive analysis of social policy in a multicultural society.

Spis treści

Preface PART I: POLITICS AND POLICY 1. Multiculture, Race and Social Change 2. Policy Approaches to Race and Multiculture PART II: POLICY ARENAS 3. Migration 4. Housing 5. Policing 6. Health 7. Education 8. Employment PART III: POLICY FUTURES 9. Changing Policy Agendas and Future Trends Bibliography Index.

O autorze

Alice Bloch is Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. She publishes in the fields of forced migration and race and ethnicity and her books include Race and Ethnicity in Britain (co-edited with John Solomos) and The Migration and Settlement of Refugees in Britain.

Sarah Neal is a Reader in Sociology at the University of Surrey, UK. She has published extensively in the areas of ethnicity, multiculture, community and space and her books include Rural Identities, Ethnicity and Community in the Contemporary English Countryside and Community, Welfare and Crime (co-edited with Gerry Mooney).

John Solomos is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK. He has published widely in the areas of race, ethnicity and migration. Among his books are Theories of Race and Racism: A Reader (Second Edition, co-edited with Les Back) and The Sage Handbook of Race and Ethnic Relations (co-edited with Patricia Hill Collins).

Blurb

The UK is increasingly multicultural and diverse. In this context ideas about race, ethnicity, cultural difference and multiculture are central to both political debates and policy formation. Taking a theoretically informed approach and using an empirically focused analysis of key policy areas, Race, Multiculture and Social Policy treats the reader to a sophisticated and wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between policy interventions and race, ethnicity and multiculture in British society.

Organised into three parts, this book:

• Begins by exploring the changes in political, policy and academic debates around race and multiculture.
• Investigates social policy sites such as housing, education, policing and health, examining how they differentiate within and across ethnic categorisations.
• Concludes with a critical analysis of the future of policy trends in a multicultural society.

This is a timely and essential source for academics, policy makers and students of race and ethnicity in Social Policy, Sociology, Geography and Politics.